A follow-up: Two killed in Syria

April 19, 2012 12:33 PM ET

After the publication of CPJ's March
27, 2012, news
alert on the deaths of Naseem Intriri and Walid Bledi during a Syrian
military attack near the Turkish border, a human rights defender and diplomatic
sources raised questions about the journalistic credentials of the deceased.

CPJ's initial assessment was based on news reports and an interview
with a person who said he had provided the two with support services during
their time in Syria. The individual said he had witnessed Intriri, a French
citizen, and Bledi, a British citizen, filming and performing other
journalistic activities for what he understood would be a documentary.

However, CPJ's follow-up research has not found any record of previous
journalistic work by Intriri or Bledi or any known arrangement to disseminate a
film, important elements in determining whether their deaths were
journalism-related. Based on its follow-up research, CPJ is not classifying the
deaths as journalism-related, but it is continuing to investigate the case.

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